Name: Chewy Sugar Free Keto Chocolate Cookies
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: ¾ cup finely ground almond flour (approx. 100g); ¼ cup melted butter (60ml); 4 tbsp white erythritol (approx. 52g); 2 tbsp pure brown erythritol (approx. 26g) or 1.5 tbsp (20g) Golden Monk Fruit Sweetener or 1:1 brown erythritol blend; 1 egg; ½ tsp xanthan gum, guar gum or locust bean gum; ½ tsp sugar-free vanilla extract; 1 pinch of salt; 1.50 tbsp baking cacao powder/ dutch processed cacao powder (0.3oz/9g)

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If I had to eat a type of cookie for the rest of my life, it would definitely have to be chewy cookies.
“Normal” cookies don’t bother me as much and they never did.

But those chewy once, you know, like those subway cookies, they were super difficult to resist!
Thankfully, I don’t have to resist them any longer.

I simply make myself a healthy keto-friendly version of whatever I desire and poof my cravings are gone and I still continue to lose weight.
Man, I love keto.

These Chewy keto chocolate cookies are a great treat for every chocolate lover.
They’re super easy to make and 100% suitable for the ketogenic diet with only 1.1g net carbs per cookie!

OTHER KETO COOKIES:
Keto Macadamia Raspberry Cookies
The Easiest Keto Peanut Butter Cookies Ever (Only 3 Ingredients!)
Keto Chocolate Crinkle Cookies
Soft & Chewy Keto Chocolate Chip Cookies
Chewy Sugar-Free Keto Strawberry Cookies

KETO CHOCOLATE COOKIES INGREDIENTS:

This section is where I share a few suggestions and explanations for the ingredients you’ll need for this recipe.

(You can find the exact amounts needed on the recipe card embedded below this section).

finely ground almond flour
the finer, the better!
If your almond flour is very coarse, I recommend adding it into a food processor and grounding it up a bit more – this way your texture will be finer and thus: more “real” cookie like!

white erythritol & brown erythritol:

I got my brown erythritol from a local brand in Germany and unfortunately, it’s not available in the US.

I haven’t tried both of the following products myself but the reviews are very good so I feel confident in suggesting them to you:

1. Golden Monk Fruit Sweetener
(I really want to try monk fruit sweetener myself but it doesn’t ship to Germany! Hopefully, I can get my hands on it when I’m in the US this year.)

2. Sukrin Gold Brown sugar substitute
(This is pretty close to the product I used but it differs in the fact that this is a 1:1 replacement for sugar whereas the erythritol I used is only 70% as sweet as sugar.
I adjusted the amounts you would have to use if you use a 1:1 replacement in the recipe card!)

Why erythritol?
In my opinion, it’s the BEST keto-friendly sweetener.
– it doesn’t spike your blood sugar,
– it’s completely safe and
– has a very fresh & natural sweet taste.

Because of it’s natural origin and natural production process (fermentation with a certain kind of yeast) I also consider erythritol to be paleo-friendly!

Even though I’m a bit biased towards erythritol, you can use other granulated keto-friendly sweeteners that won’t spike your blood sugar as well, but be aware that you may have to add more or less sweetener if you do so.

Erythritol is about 70% as sweet as sugar whereas other keto-friendly sweeteners like monk fruit and stevia are much sweeter than sugar.
Keep that ratio in mind and adjust accordingly.

butter: the butter doesn’t have to be soft because we’re going to melt the butter anyway.

whole egg

sugar-free vanilla extract

baking cacao powder/ dutch processed cacao powder
I really like using dutch processed cacao powder for all of my keto baking experiments because it has a super strong chocolate taste and thus you only need a small amount to make keto chocolate treats.
But you can also use other kinds of unsweetened cacao powder.

xanthan gum:
Xanthan gum acts as a keto-friendly thickening agent and will make your cookies softer and chewy (just as cookies should be, in my humble opionion!)

You don’t have to use xanthan gum, you can also use guar gum and locust bean gum in the same ratio. (Depending on what’s easier to find in your region.)

pinch of salt

HOW TO MAKE KETO CHOCOLATE COOKIES:

CategoryCookies, Dessert, Keto, Low Carb, Snacks, VegetarianDifficultyBeginner

These easy chewy keto chocolate cookies will kill your keto cookie cravings while only adding about 1.1g net carbs per cookie to your daily carb count!

Yields8 Servings

Prep Time10 minsCook Time10 minsTotal Time20 mins

Ingredients:

¾ cup finely ground almond flour (approx. 100g)

¼ cup melted butter (60ml)

4 tbsp white erythritol (approx. 52g)

2 tbsp pure brown erythritol (approx. 26g) or 1.5 tbsp (20g) Golden Monk Fruit Sweetener or 1:1 brown erythritol blend

1 egg

½ tsp xanthan gum, guar gum or locust bean gum

½ tsp sugar-free vanilla extract

1 pinch of salt

1.50 tbsp baking cacao powder/ dutch processed cacao powder (0.3oz/9g)

Instructions:

Preheat your oven to 350°F/180°C.

The first step is to melt your butter.
You can either put it in your microwave for 20-30 seconds or heat it in a small pot until it melts.
Be sure that the butter doesn't boil though!

Add the erythritol and vanilla extract to the melted butter and whisk with an eggbeater until well combined.

Add the egg as well and whisk for a few seconds until the egg and the remaining ingredients are well combined.

☝︎Don't add the egg to the butter if it's still hot!
If you've added the erythritol before you should have incorporated enough air so that the butter won't be hot anymore but just make sure to test it still.

☝︎Don't whisk the egg for too long because this may cause the egg to denature and that won't be a delicious addition for our recipe.

Add the dry ingredients (almond flour, cacao powder, salt & xanthan gum) and knead with your hands until you get a smooth and chunk-free dough.

Separate the dough into approx. 8 equal sized balls. (Could be more or less depending on how big you want your cookies to be.)
Place the balls onto a baking tray lined with parchment paper and press them down using the palm of your hand.

Bake the cookies for approx. 8-9 min in your preheated oven.

☝︎ Keep an eye on your cookies!
In my experience, almond flour tends to burn faster than wheat flour.

BTW, it's totally normal if the cookies seem "mushy" when they're fresh out of the oven.
They will harden up once they cool down but will stay chewy and soft, just like chewy chocolate cookies should be.
I prefer my cookies extra chewy and soft - if that's not your cup of tea, add 1/2 tsp of baking powder to the dough.

Let the cookies cool down completely before enjoying them.
(Psst, I love to dip them in a glass of almond milk or a cup of coffee!)

Storage:

Store the cookies in an air-tight container or in a cookie jar for up to 3-4 days.

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**(I try to be as accurate as possible with the nutrition information below, but values may vary because of natural occurring fluctuations and different products used.)

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 1 cookie

Servings 8

Amount Per Serving
Calories 116

% Daily Value *
Total Fat 8.5g14%
Total Carbohydrate 3.4g2%
Dietary Fiber 2.3g10%
Protein 7.6g16%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily value may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

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